A new, genetically modified purple tomato may hit U.S. grocery market stands

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It tastes like a tomato, smells like a tomato, and even looks (mostly) like a tomato. There's just one catch: It's purple.

Martin worked on pigment production in flowers for over 20 years, she told CNN. "I wanted to start projects where we could look and see whether there were health benefits for this particular group of pigments," she said., which give blueberries, blackberries and eggplants their rich blue-purple hues. With funding from a German consortium, she decided to engineer tomatoes that were rich in anthocyanins, hoping to "increase the antioxidant capacity" of the fruits.

To engineer the purple tomatoes, the scientists used transcription factors from snapdragons to trigger the tomatoes to produce more anthocyanin, creating a vibrant purple color.an article in Nature BiotechnologyThe results were "stunning," she said. Cancer-prone mice that ate the purple tomatoes lived around 30% longer than those that ate normal tomatoes, according to the study.

The distinctive purple color means that "it takes no imagination to see that it's different," Pumplin said. "It really allows people to make a choice."In the past, forays into genetically modified foods have often focused on engineering crops that are more sustainable to produce, he added. But for consumers, the benefits of eating a genetically modified food are murky.

At the same time, "GMOs are not a silver bullet," he said. "It's one tool in our toolbox as plant scientists, as scientists, agronomists, to improve the food production system."

 

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No Thanks

Jab in modded food.

Ah yes.

Antioxidant overload ! Sounds amazing

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Did you know your red tomatoes are also GM?

Next a Purple Pud. Modified.

Interesting that people are concerned. Carrots weren't orange originally. I'm growing pink tomatoes at the cottage.

It tastes like a tomato, smells like a tomato, and even looks (mostly) like a tomato BUT IN MY OPINION STILL IT'S A TOMATO, it's just something in Purple col;or....🤗🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

Why eat gmo purple tomatoes when a perfectly tasty purple heirloom tomato such as Cherokee Purple is available? Not to mention, I am able to capture the seeds for a future bounty.

Genetically modified my a$$

They did this already

Nasty.

Not for anti-covid vax crowd. Genetically modified

It's really hard to find tomato that taste like tomato and smell like tomato 🍅

Same news from Friday. Lol. Man you guys have really nothing to share.

FUTURE BREAKING NEWS: Purple tomatoes cuase cancer.

Amazing stuff

who cares?

wtf

Does anyone actually believe they are doing this for health benefits, while allowing toxic chemicals in packaged foods that are the cause of all disease and disorders in the body.

Why?

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No thanks I'll plant my own !!

Viagara,robots amd purple tomatoes can we cure cancer yet....smh

When is Canada going to wake up and ban GMO’s?

Who asked for this?

Please keep your genetically modified crap to the one promoting it! Let them have that crap!!!

It kinda looks good

More things to give you cancer

Just remember folks carrots were orange they were selectively breed. Most fruits and veggies r. As long as the fruit doesn't eat me plus can't be worse then the covid vaccine...

I once grew lovely purple potatoes. When cooked they turned grey and looked unappetizing.

Maybe they can use it to make purple ketchup. Wouldn’t that be cool? Oh wait…

At $400 per LB

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“Why?” Sorry, but “BORING!!!” 🤪🤪🤪👎👎👎

It says me hello my friend! 😅😅😅

Only red...

Eggplant only 🍆🍆🍆 tomatoes perfectly red, not yellow either. Yellow tomatoes sort of tasteless.

No thanks

The flat earthers will see this as a conspiracy.

looks creepy

Reminds me of the purple carrots we had at the University of Guelph.

That doesn’t look very enticing

Fuck outta here

Yuk! Not for me thanks!

Antioxidant tomatoes sounds like a great development. Also, purple vegetables are not a new thing.

I want this

Why? 🙄

Reminds me of diversity, gross.

I appreciate the trial, but the good tomato 🍅 to me is only red

Folks think their red tomatoes are all 'natural'

What's next, tomacco?!

It may do this, it may do that, possible health benefits. A lot of ifs and maybes. How about be compelled to perform long term studies on human subjects that volunteer instead of doing those studies on the buyers of these GMO tomato.

Here we go

Honest, it's fine.

I would give it a try. Love tomatoes

Love the reactions. There are heirloom tomatoes in almost every colour, including black.

🤮🤮🤮

I would not eat it.

This is very disturbing !! Time to plant your own fruits and vegetables folks !

Why?

No thanks I will stick to red tomatoes

Why do we do this

Wait , what ?

Genetically modified 'foods' have less nutrients that are not absorbed fully. Hence, poor health.

ALL modern tomatoes are 'genetically modified', via centuries of highly selective human - engineered hybridization. All modern technology has done is given that far more control and efficiency. Now please put two of those beauties on my plate, thanks. 😁😋 ourAMAZINGspecies 😊

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I've seen natural purple tomatoes in Europe already

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